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    MRC Prodigy Wireless & Digitrax DS64

    Greetings all: Summer is almost over and I am getting back to setting up and using my MRC Prodigy Wireless system. I am having difficulty programming a couple of Digitrax DS64 stationary decoders to control some of my turnouts. Has anyone tried to do this? Are these two products compatible?
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    CN targets on turnouts

    I am interested in the appearance of the targets for turnouts on spur lines and yards in the 1950's and 1960's. I have a faint memory of a yellow round target that was perpendicular to the track when the turnout was open and parallel to the track when it was open (i.e. you couldn't see it)...
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    Smooth rolling cars

    I have been doing some long overdue maintenance on my rolling stock. I have noticed wide variability in how well individual cars roll - some seem to go forever with a small push, others barely glide a few inches. Is there any standard for measuring this? For example, suppose an 8" piece of track...
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    DCC MRC auto reverse loop problem

    I recently purchased an MRC Prodigy Wireless DCC system. I have been running one diesel locomotive (with a sound decoder) on the manline track without difficulty. The sound is incredible! Today I tried adding an MRC Auto reverse module AD520 to my layout. But when I plugged the Command Station...
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    RR-Track Software comments

    I would appreciate any comments that users of RR-Track may have about this software: strengths, weaknesses, nice features, ease of use, etc. Thank you for your time - it will save me mine.
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    Model Train Journal

    This new website ( Model Train Journal ) provides a description of my efforts to build a working model train layout.
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    Question about C-liners

    Happy New Year everyone. I have just discovered The Gauge and am eager to become a regular. I have been away from the hobby for 10 years and am now working on getting my basement layout operational. I am still learning the jargon and am hoping someone can help me with a quick question about...